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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Raids
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B
Great League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
18.60 kg Weight
1.20 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,950
Level 40: 3,494
Level 25: 2,496 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,996 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,497 (Research Tasks)
ATK 259
DEF 208
STA 172

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Confusion
Psyshock
A-
Confusion
Future Sight
B
Confusion
Nature's Madness*
A
Astonish
Nature's Madness*
A-

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion is the best Fast Attack choice when pairing it with a Psychic-type Charged Attack, turning Tapu Lele into an acceptable Psychic attacker.
  • Astonish lacks direct synergy with its Charged Attacks, but it does offer a higher energy gain. It can sometimes be a superior option to Confusion when paired with Nature's Madness, especially if the raid boss resists Confusion.
  • Nature's Madness, the signature move of the Guardian Deities, is very strong and allows Tapu Lele to become a respectable Fairy attacker despite lacking a Fairy-type Fast Attack.
  • Future Sight has the theoretical highest DPS, though Psyshock is only slightly behind and is better in practice
  • Moonblast is severely outclassed by Nature's Madness.
  • Focus Blast is the worst charged move option.

PVE Overview

Tapu Lele is the second of the Tapu quartet to be released into Pokemon Go, and... it's not doing a whole lot, frankly. Psychic/Fairy is a solid typing overall, but it's woefully outclassed as a Psychic Type attacker. As it sits, Tapu Lele has a performance very similar to a Psychic Type, non-Shadow Gardevoir, which makes its investment iffy at best.

The release of Nature's Madness actually turns Tapu Lele into a respectable choice for a Fairy attacker thanks to the move's own incredible parameters.

In the main series, Tapu Lele can learn Charm. If it gets that someday in Pokemon GO, Tapu Lele can push even further as a Fairy attacker.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Confusion
Psyshock
Nature's Madness*
A
Astonish
Psyshock
Nature's Madness*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Confusion or Astonish + Psyshock and Nature's Madness*

Confusion is a good STAB fast move, offering powerful damage and decent energy generation. Astonish lacks STAB, but it has a higher energy gain and offers increased coverage, which may at times make it more appealing than Confusion.

Psyshock is necessary due to its relatively low cost. Nature's Madness is Tapu Lele's secondary STAB, second cheapest charge move, and allows it to consistently debuff enemies. Focus Blast can be used to destroy Steel-type Pokemon that would otherwise wall Tapu Lele, but it is difficult to consistently reach due to its cost, Tapu Lele's frailty, and Confusion's average energy gains. Future Sight does not offer any coverage or any meaningful benefits that isn't covered by Confusion and Psyshock already. Moonblast is a good move and has greater DPE than Nature's Madness, but it is considerably less reliable.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 0 / 5

Tapu Lele's CP is too high to be used in Great League.

Ultra League: 2 / 5

Tapu Lele's frailty and inability to reliably fire off Moonblasts betray the potential usefulness of its secondary Fairy typing. Other Psychic-type contenders should be considered before looking into Tapu Lele, such as Cresselia, Deoxys Defense, and Lugia.

Master League: 3 / 5

The Fairy type is exceptionally powerful in the Master League to the prevalence of Dragon-type Pokemon, but once again, Tapu Lele lacks great ways to utilize it. As a Psychic-type, it is heavily outclassed by Mewtwo and Meloetta, who can make up for the type's mediocre effectiveness due to sheer power or sheer stats, respectively. As a Fairy-type, both Zacian and Togekiss possess the tools to take advantage of it, either in the form of great coverage or reliable Fairy damage. Tapu Lele generally finds itself incapable of oppressing the Dragon-type Pokemon it is supposed to beat, thanks to its unreliable Fairy damage and poor bulk.

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
8
Astonish
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.35
12.73
7.27
9.09

Charge Moves

65
Psyshock
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.60
0.00
 1.97
24.07
30.09
 47.42
130
Moonblast
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.50
0.00
 1.30
33.33
41.67
 43.33
140
Focus Blast
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00
120
Future Sight
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.30
0.00
 1.20
44.44
55.56
 53.33

Elite Charge Moves

90
Nature's Madness
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.10
0.60
0.00
 1.80
42.86
53.57
 77.14

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Buddy Distance 20 km

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Fairy Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Psychic Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014349
2001.589102
2002135154
2002.5181207
4003227260
4003.5274313
4004320365
4004.5366418
6005412471
6005.5458524
6006505576
6006.5551629
8007597682
8007.5643735
8008689787
8008.5735840
10009782893
10009.5828946
100010874998
100010.59181048
1300119611098
130011.510051148
13001210491198
130012.510921248
16001311361298
160013.511801348
16001412241398
160014.512671447
19001513111497
190015.513551547
19001613981597
190016.514421647
22001714861697
220017.515291747
22001815731797
220018.516171847
25001916601897
250019.517041946
25002017481996
250020.517922046
30002118352096
300021.518792146
30002219232196
300022.519662246
35002320102296
350023.520542346
35002420982396
350024.521412446
40002521852496
400025.522292546
40002622732596
400026.523162646
45002723602696
450027.524042745
45002824472795
450028.524912845
50002925352895
500029.525792945
50003026222995
500030.526443020
60003126663045
600031.526883070
60003227103095
600032.527323120
70003327533145
700033.527753170
70003427973195
700034.528193220
80003528413245
800035.528633270
80003628843295
800036.529063320
90003729283344
900037.529503369
90003829723394
900038.529943419
100003930163444
1000039.530373469
100004030593494
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